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Pontifical Council for Culture

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Pontifical Rat der Kultur (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para la Cultura (español) / Conseil pontifical de la culture (français) / Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Kultury (polski) / 文化委員會 (中文) / 文化評議会 (日本語) / 문화평의회 (한국어)

Address: 00120, Vatican City State

Phone: 06.69.89.38.11

Website:

History

1982.05.20: Established as Pontifical Council for Culture (English) / Pontifical Rat für die Kultur (Deutsch)
1989: Renamed as Pontifical Council for Culture (English) / Pontifical Rat der Kultur (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para la Cultura (español) / Conseil pontifical de la culture (français) / Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Kultury (polski) / 文化委員會 (中文) / 文化評議会 (日本語) / 문화평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium de Cultura (Latin)
1993.03.25: Merged with the suppressed Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers

Documents: (x 18)

Associated Organizations

Present Officials

President (2007.09.03 – ...):	Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (70) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology
Delegate (2011.11.11 – ...):	Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo (59) Titular Bishop of Belali
Secretary (2009.12.03 – ...):	Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou (70) Titular Bishop of Zama minor
Undersecretary (2004.04.14 – ...):	Fr. Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda (46)

Past Officials
President:	Cardinal Paul Poupard (82) (1988.04.19 – 2007.09.03)
President:	Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1982.05.20 – 1988.04.19)
Secretary:	Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (64) (1997.04.22 – 2009.12.03)
Secretary:	Fr. Franc Rode, C.M. (78) (later Cardinal) (1993 – 1997.03.05)
Secretary:	Fr. Hervé Carrier, S.J. (1982.05.20 – 1993)
Adjunct Secretary:	Msgr. Tommaso Mariucci (1991 – 1993)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (62) (later Bishop) (1997 – 2003.11.29)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (64) (1991 – 1997.04.22)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (79) (later Cardinal) (1986 – 1991)